WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The most important and famous example of Sumerian literature is the Epic Tale of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was likely an actual Sumerian king who ruled over the city of Uruk, but the tale tells the story of an epic hero along the lines of Hercules from Greek Mythology.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gilgamesh is the semi-mythic King of Uruk in Mesopotamia best known from The Epic of Gilgamesh (written c. 2150-1400 BCE) the great Sumerian/Babylonian poetic work which pre-dates Homer’s writing by 1500 years and, therefore, stands as the oldest piece of epic world literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -The epic is considered the oldest literary work known in history. An epic is a long narrative poem that tells about the journey of a hero. The earliest versions of Gilgamesh date from around 2000 BCE and tells the story of a powerful ruler of Mesopotamia and his adventures. It is more than an adventure tale, however.